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SOLNA, Sweden, Oct. 28, 2014 (Press Release) -BillerudKorsnäs continues to act according to their growth agenda. This time with an investment of SEK 260 million at their production unit in Skärblacka that will increase the volume and improve the quality of sack papers produced there.

WAYNESVILLE, NC, Oct. 27, 2014 (Smoky Mountain News ) -Evergreen Packaging has been in talks with its employees since the spring, trying to hammer out a new contract. This month, the company reached a deal with members of the union.

OAKLAND, CA, Oct. 24, 2014 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week) -Paper Machinery Corpsaid it will premiere the highest-speed paper cup forming machine in history at Pack Expo, Nov. 2-5, in Chicago. The PMC 1003 can form up to 330 cups/minute, with greater efficiency and reduced production costs, the company said.

OAKLAND, CA, Oct. 24, 2014 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week) -RockTennplans to close its uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) coreboard mill in Cincinnati, OH, by the end of the year, according to local press reports. The 53,000 tons/yr mill is one of RockTenn's oldest and smallest, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. The shut would impact 63 workers.